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OK, this is an absolute first for me. There is always, always, one last spool with 40-80 yds left on it. This time, it was 2 4 oz balls, spun over 4 spools (Clemes and Clemes spools are on the small size). By the time I got through all 4 spools, only about 6" difference! And for those following at home: yes, dear Ms. S is functioning just fine, the problem was (new) user error. @spinning @spinningyarn

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Yes! Give *ALL* BC Crown lands back to the First Nations!

Seems like the least we can do, given that colonists wiped out the large majority of Indigenous peoples living here then continued to actively terrorize their descendants in the decades that followed, right up to present day.

dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-nor

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#canada #BritishColumbia #FirstNations #reconciliation #justice

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NEW COMMANDMENT:
Thou shalt respect and affirm the gender identity of all individuals, including trans people, and actively work towards creating a world where they can live authentically and without fear of discrimination or harm.

@velshi have you seen this? inquirer.com/opinion/commentar

Small town NW of Philadelphia students and their supporters push back against people wanting to ban YA novel about teens combating climate change, "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz (another of his books is titled "Ban This Book")

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For those in the Cleveland-Akron-Columbus area, there are demonstrations planned in the coming days around the police murder of Jayland Walker. Jayland Walker was shot over 60 times by Akron police for daring to run during a traffic stop. The city of Akron has a long history of having a police department that is incredibly racist, and that operates with total impunity. In the past police there have been able to gas crowds off the street and arbitrarily arrest people, so, if you are planning on going, expect it to potentially get a bit spicy.

Please boost this widely on social media, and to anyone you know in the area.

@britishkoalatea@hachyderm.io oh I can spin. I have 3 other wheels and I have a big project on a loom, too, so plenty to occupy my limited creative time.

I really vasilated between the Rose and the Suzie-the ease of treadling is nice, but she heavy!

Well the first completed yarn off the new Majacraft Suzie (Spun my Clemes and Clemes but plyed on the Suzie.) 2-ply Corriedale with a hint of Firestar named Marianas Trench from Wild Wool Farm

Unfortunately, dear Suzie has a problem-I can't get the flyer off, and there is probably a problem that is going to mean replacing a part - Response from the dealer from has been quick, but no idea how long to resolution. See? Another reason for multiple wheels 😁

Surgery 

@BigBoppa it's small but kind of deep. I'm a wimp and didn't even get good meds. Ice and distraction/ sleep I guess. It's still mostly numb,, so we will see. Thanks for quantifying it for me. 😁

Surgery 

So I'm just sitting around the Dermatologist office, waiting for results on the next tissue layer. Might be relatively short procedure. That would be very nice. Just wondering how much it's going to hurt once the local wears off. Not the nose, but the ear. Gonna need to do a skin graft too.

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Cis women are organising a counter protest against fascist transphobic hatemonger Posie Parker and her ilk when she comes to Dublin next month. Let's hope she gets the sort of 'céad míle fáilte' from Irish feminists she deserves.
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#MastoDaoine #Feminism #Solidarity #Trans

"trans-exclusionary radical feminists” have allied with rightwing attacks on gender.” Thus, they “will not be part of the contemporary struggle against fascism.” Judith Butler

facebook.com/events/s/trans-so

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for every time a tall person whacks their head on a door a short person gets avalanched trying to get something off a shelf

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Please boost!

I am looking for an #Artist or #GraphicDesigner to make a concert poster style graphic for me. I want to commission something with an underground punk rock feel to give as gifts to my thesis committee (after graduation!).

If this sounds like something you would like to do, let's talk! I will pay in real money, not exposure 🤣

#Art #ArtistsOfMastodon #GraphicDesign

Everything took longer than expected, but loom is dressed and weaving has commenced. Forgot how fussy the worms can be. This warp should give 3 rugs, about 100" each. First one will be dominant browns and greens.

@indigenous_commentator @Toastie oh that is sad. What an institution. As stated in the article, He was a very keen supporter on Our House of Portland. I volunteered there from 1995-2004, he would always come to the volunteer celebration

@keithb7862
Last hospice I worked for (also a Home Health Org).- when I started it was owned in part by Humana, part by VC. Humana bought the VC out, and promptly sold the Hospice division back to venture capitalists. There's a reason there is more fraud and abuse in hospice - it's all about the $$$

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